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Max

Max

Best Friend. Hero. Marine.

20157.11h 51m

Overview

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

Directed by Boaz Yakin
Written by Sheldon Lettich, Boaz Yakin
Produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $44.0M

Top Cast

Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church

Ray

Josh Wiggins

Josh Wiggins

Justin

Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Pamela

Robbie Amell

Robbie Amell

Kyle Wincott

Mia Xitlali

Mia Xitlali

Carmen

D

Dejon LaQuake

Chuy

Luke Kleintank

Luke Kleintank

Tyler Harne

Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

Sergeant Reyes

J. J. Soria

J. J. Soria

Emilio

Zeeko Zaki

Zeeko Zaki

Afghan Interpreter

Themes & Keywords

rescueafghanistanbased on true storybetrayaldoggrievingpets

About Max

Max is a adventure, drama, family film released in 2015 exploring themes of rescue, afghanistan, based on true story, betrayal, dog, grieving. Directed by Boaz Yakin, it stars Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham. A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.

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